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The phrase "feeble minded" is correct and usable in written English, though it is considered outdated and potentially offensive
It can be used in historical contexts or discussions about mental capacity, but caution is advised due to its negative connotations. Example: "In the past, individuals who were considered feeble minded were often marginalized and denied opportunities for education."
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These were by no means feeble minded and passive recipients of Islamic State (Isis) messages who became programmed to kill.
"People think that if you have syphilis you get to be feeble minded, but the opposite is true," she said.
When Reynolds was sterilized there, it was called the Virginia Colony for the Epileptic and Feeble Minded.
Or Us? Are we so feeble minded that we cannot be trusted to be responsible for our own existence?
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He's a nice guy, but he's awful feeble-minded sometimes".
A victory for conservatives over the feeble-minded-would-be-free-speech-limiters.
Although some of the younger delegates found Franklin a sentimental old fool prone to feeble-minded irrelevance, he was shrewd beyond their understanding.
Most impressively, Windows Phone is not a feeble-minded copycat.
Most impressively, Windows Phone 7 is not a feeble-minded copycat.
Epilepsy has been wedded to numerous epithets, such as "degenerate", "lunatic" and "feeble-minded".
Their feeble-minded impotence during the referendum campaign clinched what many people knew from the start.
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